MMEA Second Annual Research Symposium

11-2 PM - Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012

Amway Grand Hotel: Haldane Room

    The MMEA is pleased to announce the Second Annual Research Symposium to be held as a pre-conference event in conjunction with the Michigan Music Conference (January 19-21, 2012.)  This symposium is designed as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new scholarship relating to music teaching and learning.  Individuals will share new, unpublished research in music education.  Works in progress will be eligible “for discussion only” at the Open Roundtable session. Interested individuals are invited to attend the Symposium whether or not they present.

     Keynote Address--Caught between Changing Methodologies: An Attempt to Unpack the Research Process.  Dr. Carlos Rodriguez, The University of Michigan

    Presentation--The Effects of Descriptive Rubrics on Undergraduate Ratings of Choral Performances.  Dr. Charles Norris, Grand Valley State University

    Presentation--Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Composition in Elementary General Music: Definitions, Values, and Impediments.  Heather Shouldice, Michigan State University 

Roundtable Discussions:

"I Don't Sing":  Exploring perceptions of selected high school students, Sarah Bowman, The University of Michigan 

Perceptions of a Teacher and Speech Pathologist Regarding the Use of Edwin Gordon's Music Learning Theory with Children with Autism,  Elizabeth Crabtree, The University of Michigan 

Perspectives in Adult Musical Engagement  Nick Denis, Wayne State University

    All participants are expected to attend all Symposium sessions on January 19, 2012, and the “meet the authors” session on Jan. 20, 2012.   An informal (cash bar) reception will be held the evening of Thursday, January 19, 2012, at the Amway Grand Hotel.

    Please direct inquiries about the Symposium to Terese M. Volk Tuohey, Symposium Chair, at ag7658@wayne.edu.